Salmon on Mash Mountain

Ingredients

• 750 g potatoes

• 4 (200 g)  salmon fillets
• 30 g butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons horseradish cream
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

The sauce

• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon chives or spring onion, chopped for garnish (green part only)

Directions

1. 1

   Peel and wash the potatoes. Half fill a medium saucepan with water and a little salt. Cook until firm. Fork should pass through.

2. 2

   While potatoes are cooking, check there are no bones in salmon fillets. Remove if necessary.

3. 3

   When potatoes are cooked, drain and put in a bowl, mash well with butter, milk, horseradish, pepper & nutmeg. Cover bowl.

4. 4

   Heat olive oil in frying pan. When hot, sear salmon fillets for a couple of minutes only on each side. Remove the fillets to a warm plate and cover.

5. 5

   Saucë:.

6. 6

   Add the balsamic vinegar & mirin to frying pan. Stir over a medium heat for 30 seconds, allowing the liquid to reduce.

7. 7

   Place a mound of mash potato onto each serving plate. Put the salmon on top and then spoon the sauce over the fish. Garnish with the chopped chives or the spring onions.